On May 10, Rasmussen released the results of a poll for U.S. Senator. The respondents were asked, “If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Thom Tillis or Democrat Kay Hagan?” Despite this heavy-handed attempt to discourage respondents from saying they favor the third candidate, Libertarian Sean Haugh, the results are: Tillis 45%, Hagan 44%, “someone else” (which the respondent had to volunteer) 5%, undecided 7%.

One would think that any pollster who wants accurate results would ask respondents about all three candidates whose names will appear on the ballot. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link.

On May 10, the Ohio Libertarian Party filed this brief with the full set of judges in the Sixth Circuit, in Libertarian Party of Ohio v Husted, 14-3230. It argues that the original 3-judge panel did not analyze the case properly when that panel refused to enjoin the law that kept the statewide Libertarians off the party’s primary ballot.

The Indianapolis Star has this op-ed, advocating that all political parties, not just smaller ones, nominate by convention instead of primary. The op-ed is by Dan Drexler, state chair of the Indiana Libertarian Party. In Indiana, parties that polled 10% of the last election nominate by primary for most offices, although conventions are used for the lesser statewide executive posts. Parties that polled 2% of the last election nominate by convention for all office.